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Candy Rowe
@candyrowe.bsky.social
Researcher in animal behaviour, cognition and welfare, and Dean for Research Culture and Strategy at Newcastle University. Views my own. She/her.
Nothing like seeing Lindisfarne from the train on a sunny day! If only the train was moving… Hopefully we get skates on, and I’m not late for the @wellcometrust.bsky.social regional meeting bringing colleagues working on their funded #ResearchCulture projects together - looking forward to it!
May 16, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Thanks to colleagues from @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social and @ucddublin.bsky.social for inviting me to talk about the work that the #ResearchCulture team at @newcastleuni.bsky.social have been doing to evaluate and track change in culture. Great talks and lots to reflect on! #REF2029PCE
May 13, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Arrived in Manchester for our first People, Culture and Environment (PCE) assessment panel meeting tomorrow - looking forward to meeting colleagues from across the UK and our discussions about evaluating #ResearchCulture for #REF2029. #BackToWork #HolidayOver
April 21, 2025 at 7:57 PM
A week of leave starts tomorrow with these little beauties…. Getting #AllotmentReady #GoodToGrow
April 11, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Some lunches are just made better than others…. #HappyLunch #HungryAlready
April 10, 2025 at 7:15 AM
First article co-authored with @annettebramley.bsky.social published today in @timeshighered.bsky.social - Five Top Tips to help you lead change in research culture. Hopefully it’s helpful, or maybe you’ve got more tips to add…? #ResearchCulture

www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/five-...
Five ways to start leading research culture change
If you’re concerned that research culture is valuing output over well-being, or prioritising prestige over passion, these tips could help you move towards more supportive and collaborative labs and de...
www.timeshighereducation.com
April 9, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Today, with @annettebramley.bsky.social, we publish our #FiveTopTips for building a more positive #ResearchCulture - take a look - maybe it could help you lead change where you are? #CultureChange #Inclusion #WorkingTogether @timeshighered.bsky.social
Our director @annettebramley.bsky.social and @newcastleuni.bsky.social's @candyrowe.bsky.social are today in @timeshighered.bsky.social with an important article on creating a supportive, collaborative and healthy research culture.

www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/five-...

#N8ResearchCulture
April 9, 2025 at 12:22 PM
At @advancehe.bsky.social #EDIConf2025 listening to Prof Nicola Rollock, author of #TheRacialCode delivering a provocation about whether we view the current geopolitical challenges around #EDI as an oddity, or part of a continuation of injustice and oppression that continues to operate? #ThankYou
April 2, 2025 at 6:42 PM
At the end of the first day of the @advancehe.bsky.social #EDI Conference, lots of thoughts and reflections and, of course, as always, lots of questions! Thanks to everyone who presented today-looking forward to tomorrow… #Equality #Diversity #Inclusion #StayCurious
April 2, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Reposted by Candy Rowe
Here is an interesting article by Newcastle University about the components that are needed to create a ‘thinking environment’ where the very best quality thinking happens - click here to watch the video!

from.ncl.ac.uk/how-do-we-cr...
How do we create environments where people can do their best thinking?
In a distracted world, how can we make time to think? Professor Peter Hopkins reflects on work at Newcastle University to create space for deeper thinking.
from.ncl.ac.uk
March 27, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Great talk from Dulini Fernando @astonuniversity.bsky.social who has left us with an excellent provocation, especially for those of us in leadership positions. Lots to reflect on at @ukri.org #BBSRC Connecting #ResearchCulture Conference @earlhaminst.bsky.social
March 27, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Connecting with #ResearchCulture colleagues and #EDI champions from across BBSRC Institutes (and beyond) at their first Research Culture Conference hosted at @earlhaminst.bsky.social. Learning lots, and feeling inspired to get going again on this platform and make more connections myself!
March 27, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Coffee break in our discipline-specific #ResearchIntegrity training to researchers in our Biosciences Institute by colleagues from @babrahaminst.bsky.social emerging from a @ukri.org BBSRC-funded CONNECT project. Great to be #WorkingTogether and #LearningTogether to build #ResearchCulture.
January 17, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Some clouds are just better than others. #AmazingSkies
January 17, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Despite best efforts to get timing right, Christmas candle still burning down with 10 mins to go… Enjoy the festive holidays-back in the New Year! #HappyChristmas
December 24, 2024 at 11:52 PM
Reposted by Candy Rowe
Opinion: ‘Destigmatise efforts to uphold research integrity’.

Focus on systems and culture rather than individual wrongdoing, say Simon Kolstoe and Stephanie Neave.

www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...
‘Destigmatise efforts to uphold research integrity’ - Research Professional News
Focus on systems and culture rather than individual wrongdoing, say Simon Kolstoe and Stephanie Neave
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
December 20, 2024 at 9:25 AM
Yay! In our #ResearchRetreat today and tomorrow. No meetings. Away from the office. A time to think, research and write with a group of great colleagues. And a chocolate bear if I reach my goal for the day… #ReleasingQualityTime
December 18, 2024 at 8:59 AM
Reposted by Candy Rowe
Join Rachel Kendal on Dec 18 to explore how how the CES Transformation Fund advances EDI in grant applications.

Key measures include:
📝 Anonymized reviews
📝 Two-stage application process
📝 Diversity scoring & review panels

Register here: researchonresearch.org/afire-funder...
December 13, 2024 at 3:37 PM
Sometimes, you need to slow down in order to speed up. It can be difficult to know exactly when, but I’m learning that when something’s not feeling quite right, it’s better to stop and discuss with people, find a shared sense of purpose, and move on more energised. #MyLifeInPostIts #AlwaysLearning
December 13, 2024 at 4:04 PM
Reposted by Candy Rowe
Call for Proposals: Metascience 2025

Be part of the biggest Metascience meeting yet! We're inviting proposals for:
✅ Virtual symposia
✅ In-person panels
✅ Talks & posters

⏰ Submit by 7 Feb 2025
🔗 Full details: metascience.info/call-for-pro...
Call for Proposals - Metascience
The call for proposals for Metascience 2025 is open with a deadline of 7 February 2025.
metascience.info
December 12, 2024 at 4:23 PM
New book just out and looks like it’s going to be an interesting holiday read. Builds on Schein’s (and other’s) work on #OrganisationalCulture and already making me think about culture change from a different perspective…. #ResearchCulture
December 13, 2024 at 8:54 AM
Still reflecting on conversations we had yesterday about #AcademicLeadership with colleagues from across @newcastleuni.bsky.social - one of our first meetings as a Participatory Action Research Group for our @wellcometrust.bsky.social funded project, #ReimaginingLeadership. Watch this space!
December 12, 2024 at 7:15 AM
In case you don’t know about Chris Harrison’s amazing work @astro-obs-ncl.bsky.social on making data more accessible through sonification..”his work exemplifies how aiming for inclusivity and accessibility of science goes hand in hand with expanding our horizons, rather than confining them” #UKRIFLF
December 12, 2024 at 7:06 AM
❤️ Love this, and great to see the impact being made from projects supported by our Enhancing #ResearchCulture Fund @newcastleuni.bsky.social Please share! #ThinkingEnvironment #PGRLife
A new animation about how to generate a 'Thinking Environment' (inspired by the work of Nancy Kline). Thanks to @newcastleuni.bsky.social Doctoral College for funding this and the superb @stacybias.bsky.social for amazing animation skills. Enjoy ...

youtu.be/p0WgEvxNNH8?...
Generating 'Thinking Environments'
YouTube video by Peter Hopkins
youtu.be
December 11, 2024 at 8:15 PM
Reposted by Candy Rowe
🎉 Great news! The #EHBEA2025 submission deadline has been EXTENDED by 2 whole weeks! 🚀

You now have until MIDNIGHT (UK time) on Monday, Dec 16th to get your abstracts in. Don’t miss your chance to shine! 🌟 Submit here: ehbea2025.com

#EvolutionaryScience #AcademicConference
@ehbea.bsky.social
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November 28, 2024 at 1:03 PM